Person    | Female  Born 30/6/1873  Died 26/12/1961

Caroline Beatrix Bridgeman

Political activist and churchwoman. Née Parker. Supported her husband's political campaign but also worked in her own right, for example as a BBC governor. She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of The British Empire (DBE) in 1924 and became Viscountess Bridgeman when her husband, William Clive Bridgeman, was created at the 1st Viscount Bridgeman in 1929. Our Picture source gives details of her family.

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Caroline Beatrix Bridgeman

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F N Hospital - Duchess of Albany

This stone was laid on January 18th 1909 by HRH the Duchess of Albany. Presid...

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Jacques Vernier

Jacques Vernier

French politician. 1983 -2014 mayor of Douai in northern France, which, in 1979, twinned with Harrow. 1984 -1993 Member of the European Parliament. 1993 - 1997 member of the National Assembly of Fr...

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David Hartley

David Hartley

Politician and inventor of fireproofing systems. Born in Bath, he moved to London where he met and became close friends with Benjamin Franklin. As an MP, he represented Kingston-upon-Hull and becam...

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Battersea Vestry and the Borough of Battersea

Battersea Vestry and the Borough of Battersea

In 1899 the Battersea Vestry became the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea. In 1965 this merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth to form the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Group, Politics & Administration

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Dame Margery Irene Corbett Ashby

Dame Margery Irene Corbett Ashby

Liberal politician and internationalist. Born East Sussex. Secretary of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and later President of the International Women’s Suffrage Alliance. The phot...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

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Oliver Tambo

Oliver Tambo

Born Mbizana, in what is now Eastern Cape. President of the African National Congress. Fled to the UK from South Africa in 1960 to run the ANC abroad. Returned to South Africa after the collapse...

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, South Africa

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